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Denny Vorba
DENNY J. VORBA
Cedar Rapids
Denny J. Vorba, 31, of Cedar Rapids, passed away due to an automobile accident on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Funeral service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at the funeral home. Burial: Czech National Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, at a later date.
Denny was born Dec. 23, 1986, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the son of Dennis Vorba and Mary (Williams) Peterson. While attending Jefferson High School, he was a two-time state wrestling qualifier and baseball letterman before he graduated in 2005. Denny worked for Fareway while in high school and then for Cooper Tire. After high school, he mastered the welding trade and became a senior welder at Runde Machine for the past eight years. Denny was an exceptional father who spent his time doing all the things he loved with his boys. He loved them unconditionally and was so proud to be their father. Denny was an avid softball player. He played for many teams, including CR Balls, Squad City and most recently, Deep 3. He enjoyed the outdoors and loved fishing, boating, tubing and hunting. Denny was also a Denver Broncos fan. He valued family and friends and was the one who would always be there for the ones he loved. His smile and ability to light up a room will be missed greatly.
Denny is survived by his sons, Jackson and Cyson Vorba of Cedar Rapids; his parents, Mary (Bob) Peterson of Cedar Rapids and Dennis (Sheila) Vorba of Cedar Rapids; brothers, Craig (Alex) Vorba of North Liberty, and Shawn (Tiffany) Vorba of Cedar Rapids; nieces, Harpr and Layla; cousins, Tina (Brook) Spencer and their daughter, Letty Leo, and Tanya Hendrickson; grandmother, Christine Vorba; aunts and uncles, Deanna and Brian Hendrickson, Kent and Kris Hollingsworth; and many other family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Leo Vorba, Opal and John Duffield and Percy Williams; and uncle, Steve Vorba.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to a memorial fund for his children.
Please share a memory of Denny at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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